[VIVA AFRICA!] Felebrating Fela Kuti inna FELA-bration @ New African Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria

Are you ready to celebrate the Black President's Day?Are you ready to celebrate the Afro-beat Culture? Are you ready for the legendary Fela Kuti?

Time has just come! 

I wanna celebrate Fela Anikulapo Kuti as a Shaman, Leader and Musician. Right there in his New African Shrine (Lagos, Nigeria). 

Check out the FELABRATION Official Site for info, picture gallery, artist line-up, videos and more...Fela music is so fresh, his words are so deep and wide in their meaning(s). Simply put, he talks about the reality of things in an effective, direct way. His music is a tool to understand our past and shape our future. In the present, I can tell you that he has a strong impact on music (from James Brown to Enzo Avitabile) and he is showing the way to all the human beings who want to open their eyes and work everyday to make this world a better place. Justice, Peace, Harmony. 

Wanna Be a Fela Fan on Facebook?

But Fela is not just about music.In the same way, Felabration 2010 (check their  Facebook Page) is not simply a gorgeous music festival and a tribute to the Black President.

Indeed, it is a way to explore all the dimensions of this multi-faced entity by introducing the FELA Debates: a forum "on sociology, politics and burning national issues, such as “afrocentricism”, the oppression of the masses and the underprivileged, nationalism, corruption and bad governance. " and the first symposium discussion - led by eminent Nigerians from various disciplines - to discuss on the topic of "The Social and Political Influence of Fela on our society" This is a fascinating and key issue to share...

Unity. Beyond Nigeria, Beyond Africa. Unity. Through tongue and tribe may differ. Unity. All Around the Planet.
Fela lyrics fly high all around the planet to remember us...We Are All Africans! 

Men are born.

Kings are made.

Treaties are signed.

Wars are fought.

Every country has its own problems.

So has Nigeria. So has Africa.

Let us bind our wounds.
And live together in Peace.

Nigeria one nation indivisible.

Long live Nigeria. Viva Africa.

The history of mankind is full of obvious turning points and significant events.

Through tongue and tribe may differ we are all Nigerians. We are all Africans.


Fela Anikulapo Kuti

GLOBAL GHETTO-TECH-->FREE Download ORU (Nigerian Kuduro) by BLND!--> Learn the Truth about the ORU Refugee Camp in Lagos, Nigeria

“Music is the weapon – music is the weapon of the future.”

Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Yes, indeed. Music is the Weapon and the Healing Power of the Future. 

And the Hi-NRG uptempo beats of Kuduro music seem to be the right tool for the job. 

According to Ghetto-Tech ambassador M.I.A., Kuduro "initially came from kids not having anything to make music on other than cellphones, using samples they'd get from their PCs and mobiles' sound buttons,' it's a rave-y, beat oriented sound. Now that it's growing, they've got proper PCs to make music on."

Further Readings: If you wanna know more on the subject, I suggest you this article, clearly explaining 

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GLOBAL GHETTO-TECH?


And now, let's go back to the main subject...
Imagine a refugee camp in Lagos, Nigeria. The Oru Refugee Camp is " providing temporary shelter for scores of Liberians and Sierra Leoneans in the heat of fierce wars that ravaged the countries some few years ago. "

The Oru Refugee Camp is operated by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...

Now, stop imaging, because 3000 people are still in  there even after its "technical" closure in 2007, with

no support from UNHCR, ICRC, Nigerian Government and NGOs.

This is why BLND! wants you to Listen, Learn,FREE Download and SHARE this phat track of Nigerian Kuduro called "Oru".

You know what? Lemme drop some verses here...

First World and Third World Blend in the Global Hood. 

The World is One Single Slum.

And its music is Global Ghetto-Tech!

Enjoy Your Music and Use Your Brain!

Keep it TRIBAL ! Keep It REAL!

TR

DJ Mtshepang: "A Trip to Sao Paulo EP"

As the sound of the ubiquitous vuvuzela horns fades away, South Africa is delivering us another hypnotic experience: DJ Mtshepang and his multifaceted palette of Deep-Afro, Tribal & Ancestral Soul vibrations. Pristine and mesmerizing rhythms trigger ancestral memories, deep and minimal melodies elevate our consciousness, re-connecting and aligning our planes of being.
In his Trip to Sao Paulo - produced by the first brazilian house label Grooveland Brazil - this passionate and talented producer/DJ from Johannesburg, South Africa is going back to his own Roots.
We gotta go far away to discover what is too close to us, uh?
Thus, DJ Mtshepang introduces us to Underground Rituals of Ancient Nguni Tribes, guiding our souls through the Afro-Brazilian secrets of Umbanda, and much more...
The time has come to deeply understand the true culture of Africa and the intimate linkages with the other cultures of the planet, uh? He is moulding his own traditional culture in a contemporary, glocal shape.In other words,understand your culture, renovate, innovate, render it into brand new and tasty flavas. DJ Mtshepang's house music is contemporary without sounding Westernized. Traditional without being folkloristic.Primitive yet technical. Indeed, I enjoy his efforts to develop a primitive technology of vibrations for the 21st century human beings. On the dancefloor. DJ Mtshepang is a lo-tech man inna hi-tech world. I guess I wanna write more about this subject in one of TRIBAL REALITIES next issues. Stay Tuned.
In the meantime, enjoy your trip to Sao Paulo...

DJ Mtshepang- Trip to Saõ Paulo [Incl. Azee Projects] is now available on
Traxsource

http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=56651
...
Afrodesiamp3

http://www.afrodesiamp3.com/catalog/afro-deep-trip-paulo-c-531_2569.html

Juno downloads

http://www.junodownload.com/products/1586124-02.htm

Discogs

http://www.discogs.com/mp3/Dj-Mtshepang-Trip-To-Sao-Paulo/1586124

Last but not least, check out the remix of Umbanda by "Sao Paulo-born Azee Project (from the Brazilian Soul Crew fame), where he explores his dark yet samba-esque side."

Dear DJ Mtshepang,
I am sure the Orishas and the Ancestors are Proud of You.
Keep up the Good Work!
Aché,
TRIBAL REALITIES

DUBSTEP: The Time Has Just Come!

MRS ROSA PARKS by tribalrealities

DubStep VS Racial Segregation: Civil Rights leader Mrs Rosa Parks’ Words re-sounding with DubStep Vibez. Raising Consciousness One Sub-Bass Line at a Time, For "Time Has Just Come!". Full story on TRIBAL REALITIES magazine Issue 12